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Fram Basin

basin, Arctic Ocean
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  • Arctic Ocean
    Arctic Ocean
    / Topography of the ocean floor

    The Fram Basin lies between the Nansen-Gakkel Ridge and the Lomonosov Ridge at a depth of 14,070 feet. The geographic north pole is located over the floor of the Fram Basin near its juncture with the Lomonosov Ridge. The smallest of the Arctic Ocean subbasins, called…

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    The Fram Basin lies between the Nansen-Gakkel Ridge and the Lomonosov Ridge at a depth of 14,070 feet. The geographic north pole is located over the floor of the Fram Basin near its juncture with the Lomonosov Ridge. The smallest of the Arctic Ocean subbasins, called…

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